Portugal Norte Compare Margaride vs Paços de Ferreira Choose Margaride if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€3.45/m² a month, against €4.59/m²) + Cheaper homes to buy in the municipality (€1,222/m², against €1,525/m²) Choose Paços de Ferreira if you want + Car-light living: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by + Fewer frosts (9 frost days a year, against 13) + A bus station closer by (0.2 km, against 6.3 km) + A shorter trip to an airport (26 km, against 41 km) Side by side Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.
Climate Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira January high 11°C 11°C January low 3°C 4°C July high 27°C 26°C Days above 35°C a year 2 1 Nights above 20°C a year 5 4 Frost days a year 13 9 Days with rain a year 127 127 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 11 min 9 h 12 min
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira Grocery stores 8 9 Pharmacies 4 4 Doctors and clinics 7 8 Cafés 18 14 Restaurants 34 36
Getting around Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira Nearest train station 9.5 km 9.2 km Nearest bus station 6.3 km 0.2 km Nearest hospital 0.7 km 8.2 km Nearest beach 45 km 28 km Nearest airport with scheduled flights 41 km 26 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira Median rent per m², per month €3.45/m² €4.59/m² Sale price per m² €1,222/m² €1,525/m² Sale price change, 5 years +63% +95% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 23.5 24.3
People Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira Population 10,652 6,782 Aged 65 and over 18.4% 15.3% Under 15 12.8% 14.6% Born in another country 4.3% 4.4%
Natural hazards Measure Margaride Paços de Ferreira Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 0 0
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Margaride 11° 13° 15° 17° 20° 24° 27° 27° 24° 19° 14° 12° Paços de Ferreira 11° 12° 15° 16° 19° 23° 26° 26° 23° 19° 14° 12°
Margaride is warmer by 1°C or more in 2 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Margaride in November · Paços de Ferreira in November
Margaride or Paços de Ferreira: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Margaride or Paços de Ferreira? They are within 1°C of each other: average January highs of 11.3°C in Margaride and 11.3°C in Paços de Ferreira.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Paços de Ferreira: 9 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 8 in Margaride.
Which is closer to an airport? Margaride is 41 km from Vila Real Airport (VRL); Paços de Ferreira is 26 km from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), in a straight line.